# Manufacturing Test Engineer at Zipline

- Company: Zipline
- What the company does: Zipline delivers food, groceries, and medicine in minutes with fast, reliable, zero emission delivery. Backed by Sequoia and Techstars.
- Company website: https://flyzipline.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: South San Francisco, California, USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $125K to $145K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-29
- Apply by: 2026-12-13
- Apply: https://www.zipline.com/open-roles/8040737003?gh_jid=8040737003&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zipline-manufacturing-test-engineer/

## About the role

We are hiring a Manufacturing Test Engineer to own electrical, functional, and automated test systems that verify Zipline aircraft, dock, delivery pod, and subassembly hardware at scale. Zipline operates safety-critical autonomous aircraft and logistics systems that deliver medicine and essentials across varied field conditions; production test directly affects fleet uptime, field reliability, and customer deliveries. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Define test coverage, pass/fail limits, golden-unit strategies, GR&R, capability targets, and release criteria with Design, Firmware, Quality, and Operations
- Integrate harnesses, DAQ, sensors, actuators, power systems, safety interlocks, and mechanical fixtures to meet throughput and cycle-time needs
- Build automation and data pipelines using Python, LabVIEW/TestStand, or equivalent tools for reproducible execution, data logging, MES/MFG integration, and dashboards
- Improve first-pass yield, false-fail rate, tester uptime, utilization, and per-unit cycle time, set targets and report progress monthly
- Evaluate and deploy scalable tester architectures and automation that reduce operator steps, minimize touch time, and standardize interfaces across lines
- Maintain test procedures, maintenance and calibration plans, validation records, and change-control artifacts required for production readiness and traceability

Tags: Manufacturing

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zipline-manufacturing-test-engineer/